Daily Reflections
My dear friends, the liturgy of today centers on the prayer of Jesus. He purposely offered the prayer to the Father to teach us the importance of prayer as well as teach us how to pray and what to pray for. It is a great lesson for us all to…
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I was driving home from an appointment and decided to listen to a talk show to help pass the time. What came on seemed to link directly to today’s readings. Life often matches the readings! Depression on the Rise in the USA The commentator shared facts about the rampant rise…
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Easter: A Time to Strengthen Our Faith Easter Season is a time for the strengthening of our faith. During Easter, Christ appeared and disappeared from his disciples’ sight multiple times. Forty days have been about enough for them to strengthen their faith in the Resurrection of the Lord. At this…
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The verse before the gospel is a way of preparing our hearts to receive what’s to come in the main course. Today’s edition reads: Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, and so enter into his glory. Lk 24:46,26 Here we have laid out before us, the…
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Today, in some parts of the world, is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. You probably must have heard about “Ascension Thursday”, right? Yes, traditionally, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord has been celebrated “40 days after Easter” in keeping with the Scriptural reference in Acts:…
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“We should like to hear you on this some other time.” (Acts 17:32) These words from those Greeks hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ from Paul sadly resonate in my heart. There is a tendency in our hearts, especially after being called out by the truth to act righteously, to…
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Wow! Just wow! The Mass readings for today explode with both mystery and victory! If we dive into the Gospel for today, we are amidst Jesus’ Last Supper discourse. Jesus has so much he wants to share before his Passion begins. Let us re-read this passage in this context, so…
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After Paul’s vision where he was implored to “come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9), Paul and his companions sailed from Troas, making a straight run for Samothrace, to Neapolis and Philippi, a district of Macedonia, to continue in the missionary work of preaching the Gospel of Jesus…
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A conversation on reverence Some of the social formalities of the past are now a dim memory. Our teachers and priests used to be greeted with a salute when we passed them in the street. Other adults we called “Sir” or “Ma’am” and we deferred to them. Similar courtesies were…
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